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The greatest threat facing the United States today doesn’t come from China, Iran, or even Russia; it’s the growing number of Americans who believe Karl Marx’s socialism provides the best strategy for making our communities safer, healthier, and more prosperous. But the most significant danger posed by socialism isn’t that its implementation would lead to greater poverty and fewer property rights, it’s that socialism would create numerous moral problems, including the limits it would place on individual liberty and religious freedom.

In Socialism Is Evil: The Moral Case Against Marx’s Radical Dream, conservative columnist and think tank research fellow Justin Haskins examines the moral perils of Marx’s socialism and explains why if socialism were to be imposed in its fullest form, it wouldn’t just damage people’s freedoms, it would obliterate them. Haskins argues it would be dangerous to attempt to create Marx’s utopian socialist world, and even more importantly, that such an attempt would be so highly immoral that it could reasonably be called “evil.”

In Socialism Is Evil, Haskins makes the moral case against socialism and also describes in detail what socialists believe, the differences between socialism and communism, why Marx’s socialism will never be completely adopted, and why even the more moderate European-style socialism, called “democratic socialism” by some, is highly immoral and anti-American.

Many socialists are kind, generous people with good intentions, but sometimes, good intentions can create devastating results. Socialism Is Evil briefly tackles some of the most important moral controversies surrounding Marx’s socialism, providing supporters of individual liberty with the tools they need to stop the rise of socialism in its tracks.

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"Hopefully, the brevity of this outstanding book will inspire many Millennials who do not understand the true horrors of socialism. ... Although Socialism Is Evil is very concise, it needs to be read with total concentration to fully comprehend the scope of evil socialism implements on a society. Haskins concludes with this penetrating statement: 'Whatever problems exist in a capitalist society, they pale in comparison to the moral tragedies that must accompany Marx's socialism, which is why it should be avoided at all costs. To do otherwise would be to perpetuate a great injustice on the free peoples of the world.'" -Jay Lehr, Ph.D., science director of The Heartland Institute and author of more than 1,000 book reviews.

About the Author

Justin Haskins is a conservative commentator and think tank research fellow and the author of Socialism Is Evil: The Moral Case Against Marx's Radical Dream (2018). Haskins is also the executive editor and a research fellow at The Heartland Institute. As executive editor, he is responsible for ensuring Heartland’s op-eds and serial publications — Budget & Tax News, Environment & Climate News, Health Care News, School Reform News, and Research & Commentaries — are ready for publication. He is also involved in the production of Heartland books, policy studies, and other publications. Haskins has been published hundreds of times in major digital and print publications, including The Wall Street Journal, New York Post, Forbes, FoxNews.com, Newsweek, and National Review, among many others. His writing has also been featured or discussed by The Rush Limbaugh Show, Glenn Beck Radio Program, the Fox News Channel, The New York Times, Drudge Report, and Newsmax, which named Haskins one of "Top 30 Republicans Under 30" in 2017. In 2016, Haskins was named to MediaDC’s “30 Under 30” list of young and influential leaders on the right. Haskins writes regularly for The Blaze and serves as a contributor for the Washington Examiner and columnist for Townhall.com. Prior to joining The Heartland Institute in 2014, Haskins was briefly the field director for the Rhode Island Republican Party and managing editor of African Conflict and Peacebuilding Review. He graduated summa cum laude from the University of Richmond (Richmond, VA) in 2010. In 2011, Justin earned his M.A. in government with specializations in international relations and American government from Regent University (Virginia Beach, VA), and he earned a second M.A., this time in journalism, from Regent University in 2015. --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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ASIN : B07GRHZCPR
Publisher : The Henry Dearborn Institute for Liberty; 1st edition (September 1, 2018)
Publication date : September 1, 2018
Language : English
File size : 691 KB
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Print length : 107 pages
Page numbers source ISBN : 0999735527
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The Left should attempt to read this work

Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2018

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The Left is very slowly and methodically pushing this agenda to the fullest in my country. Every incoming college student should take time to read this work; because it won't be on any formal required reading list. This is the Left's agenda; make no mistake about it. The agenda might initially sound attractive. This is the danger. It is an agenda from those who believe they know what's best for us all. And in this arrogant approach takes away our individual liberty to believe and act as we, speaking only for myself, see fit by our own unique world view. In my case, my eternal view.

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Capitalism is evil, too !!!

Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2019

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This is really a two and a half star book at best, but I'm feeling generous today. I actually agree that socialism is evil, but so is every other system of social organization. Applying to socialism (in paraphrase) what Churchill said about democracy: "socialism is the very worst system, except for all others". The very same can be said about capitalism, more on this below.

The first thing wrong with this book is that it almost entirely attacks classical Marxist socialism. Haskins states this up front. This is a straw man argument. By now everybody understands that Marxism doesn't work; that is, anybody who remembers the collapse of the USSR. Gorbachev wasn't a dumb guy, and he was a committed Marxist. He had to dissolve the regime because they tried to make it work and it was a futile effort. Perhaps Reagan's defense buildup accelerated its demise by forcing the USSR to maintain unsustainable levels of military spending, but the USSR was doomed long before Reagan came along. The book is so concentrated on criticizing an helpless enemy that it is essentially useless.

This book is touted as being unique because it does not argue that socialism doesn't work (as most conservative-libertarian writers do), but rather makes a "moral case" against socialism that it offends the modern (enlightenment) notion of human dignity. That is, socialism necessarily demands draconian enforced limits on freedom. This is actually not a new idea, people! Read your history; you will find that this is exactly what Churchill argued against his socialist rivals for the P.M. office in the years following WW2.

Haskins makes the point that under socialism some people are compelled to go along with government policies that go against their moral convictions. This is why socialism is immoral. This argument too is nothing new. People who must live together in a society (or a particular place, or any other organization) have always had to make compromises in order to get along harmoniously. This is a necessary condition for any group of humans who must co-exist together. Perhaps what he is saying that under socialism this stricture is inordinately severe. Unfortunately he does not spend alot of effort making this case. Just because some people in society will object to the popular will is evidence enough that socialism is immoral, and that's that. Weak case.

Haskins spends a few pages criticizing the so-called "European socialism" (aka "democratic socialism" among those who do not understand what democracy is or where it came from) as practiced in countries like Germany and France. But he explains that he's not going to criticize those systems explicitly; rather he goes on to criticize specific programs and policies -- principally the single-payer (national government) health care systems (this applies to the UK and Canada as well). The problems inherent in socialized medicine are well known, so this is all well and good but quite a timid approach. As well, Haskins doesn't mention the problems with it peculiar to Canada (which admittedly is not a european country, geographically at least), namely, that the h.c. system north of the border continues only because Canadians must travel to the good o' U.S. of A for the care their own system cannot give.

Haskins neglects the so-called "Nordic socialism" that prevails in Norway, Sweden, Denmark etc.. An even stronger case against socialism can be made here. The two most obvious arguments: 1) comparing these countries against the USA is comparing apples and oranges. The Nordic countries have populations under 10 million, and their populations are very nearly homogenous (same race, religion, language, culture). Transplanting Nordic socialism to the "multicultural" USA, with its long turbulent social history, is such an impossibility that the notion is ridiculous. 2) the Nordic countries are, in all the important categories, hardly leaders in western civilization. No technological innovations have come from the Nordics; they in fact have been "free riding" on American research & development for the past, oh, forever! The only exceptions that come to mind are Volvo cars (now owned by the Chinese, if you can believe that!) , and Nokia in Finland (and now they don't even make their own phones, they licensed Android!). About the only bright light remaining in europe's far north is Sweden's Saab (maker of the Gripen fighter jet (with a turbofan engine supplied by General Electric)). Nope, Nordic socialism has only produced a welfare state that hobbles their few productive citizens. Haskins is right about them but doesn't make the case in this book.

The above (pertaining to the Nordics) can be said to some extent of the larger european countries France and UK. Their populations are under 67 million each (Germany's is 83 million), and despite recent influxes of middle easterners, are well near homogeneous demographically and culturally (though nowhere near so much as the Nordics). Let's be aware that most of their immigrants are from the other european nations. Let's also keep in mind these countries unlike America have suffered severe terrorist attacks in recent years (no surprise). Also: these economies are less than competitive than they should be (except Germany, see below), and the most available reason would be their socialist policies which hinder their most productive citizens, as with the Nordics, but to a somewhat lesser extent. (one major exception I will admit is the Airbus consortium which is competitive with Boeing, but only with big socialistic government subsidies).

As for Germany, which is a leader in high tech manufacturing (most prominently in automobiles and industrial equipment), no one has made the case that her success is due to socialism or in spite of socialism. Further, German corporations are just as ruthless in their outsourcing to low-wage developing countries (notably China) as their American counterparts, and this goes far to explaining German economic success.

So this book gets three stars at best. It's not bad but it's not real good either. Maybe someone new to the debate would feel more enthusiastic about it that this reviewer.

Now, about capitalism. Yep, for all its warts, it is the best system. At least so far. Those of you who have read Marx will remember that this is exactly what he wrote, too! So nothing really new there. The real question is: can mankind devise a system of human organization that is better, with fewer flaws and more fairness ??? I won't go into that here, but the fact is that capitalism too is an evil system. And anyone who disagrees, just refer to Peter Joseph's three Zeitgeist films, and his book on the New Human Rights Movement.

The real issue is the one that George Orwell made the central theme of his monumental 1984: p-o-w-e-r. Lord Acton said it succinctly: Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely. And its corollary: Power Corrupts. Any system of human organization, capitalism, socialism, or anything else, has to deal with the central fact of anthropology: the dominance hierarchy. Somebody (or some tiny coterie of power elites) always comes out on top, get corrupted by the power going to his fat little head, and tyrannizes the common people for his own gain and/or satisfaction. Philosophers throughout all human history, at least as far back as Plato and Aristotle, have dealt with this issue. So to treat the matter thoroughly, this author should go on and write Capitalism is Evil. Judging from this book, I don't think he's capable of it. Too bad for us seekers of wisdom...keep looking for a better author/thinker.

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Right to the point

Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2018

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This a very brief essay on the topic of socialism that explains why, in the author's perspective, that ideology is so perverse. In this vein the moral issue absorbs the greatest portion of the book. To do this, Haskins, elaborate some moral cases that illustrate his point. For some readers that will appear like a caricature, and it maybe that way. To me, in fact, that's the problem with the exposition of cases that have been, like here, "elaborated" with that purpose only. Now, the important point is clear: socialism, even halfway, which means not completely developed, can harm as much as could do if it were. In other words, there's no option. The middle ground is so evil and harmful as the total one. I'm a little pesimistic so I guess in the end it will prevail. Bad ideas do not depend on the outcome, especially if they have been built upon hopes like a better world, whatever that means. By the way, Haskins doesn't give us hope at all. But it deserves to pay attention on what he has to say. Even if at last we loose our freedom. Or the most precious part of it.

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James Keir Baughman

An outstanding, easily understood, description of socialism/communism.

Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2019

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As a writer and publisher, I especially appreciate this description of socialism/communism because it’s thoughts are presented clearly, are easily absorbed, and just as effectively understood. It mirrors my own long standing historical research and conclusions about the severe, disastrous, evils of socialism/communism.

Forty four years in our business management, marketing, and advertising arena have given me deep, abiding faith that America’s foundational freedoms provide the most effective way to individual prosperity, achievement, security, and contentment ever devised in this world.

This is yet another must read for those fellow Americans who know how vital it now is to counter the press toward this evil, murderous, system of government by socialist/communist politicians in present day America.

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John O.

A great book challenging the morality of Marxism and European style socialism

Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2019

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Too often books that criticize socialism is simply critical against big government but this book is different. This book challenges Marx's idea of socialism along with modern European style socialism. The author quotes Marx's works to make sure he is not attacking a caricature of socialism but rather what Marx truly believed was socialist. This book does a fantastic job in challenging the morality of Marxism as a whole not just big government which would have been a let down if it was just that.

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Juan Gamboa

Concise and Excellent

Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2018

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Loved its brevity yet lots of information and a different approach to denounce Socialism. Not bad because it does not work, but that it is immoral.

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Molon Labe

Should be required reading in secondary schools and above!

Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2019

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Every fact given can be easily verified through existing news and literary archives. I was born in 1934 and lived through all of the history referenced in this book and vividly remember all the facts and events given in this well thought-out book. People, you had better believe this.

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Excellent book

Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2019

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Worth reading. This book details all that is evil and just plain wrong about socialism. It's well written and very well researched. Highly recommended.

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Jeff Tillett

Excellent short essay.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 5, 2019

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Should be on the reading list (compulsory) for all Politics and or Sociology undergraduate courses. It would be a wise choice of literature all so for all well intentioned but profoundly deluded "Marxist" Corbynistas. Socialism is Evil. The moral case is very well stated.....if it ever needed to be.

Miklos Roth

Socialism is evil

Reviewed in Australia on August 20, 2019

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Great book! The problem with those Evil socialists, they will never read a logical book like this, because they don’t know what it means logic, common sense and hate history!

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Proves what it Asserts

Reviewed in India on July 3, 2020

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This book is a refreshing approach to the alleged evils of socialism. It doesn't re-iterate what usual arguments are often put forward. Rather than taking into consideration the history of socialism or economic considerations, this book has tried to prove socialism to be evil strictly on moral grounds.

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A Worthwhile Read

Reviewed in Australia on January 22, 2020

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A sharp, clear and easy to read rebuttal explaining how Socialism violates basic human nature and requires great acts of evil to begin and continue. A very solid read.

Peter Neaum

Socialism

Reviewed in Australia on February 7, 2019

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I did not think the case argued was convincing. There are many other reasons to fear socialism.

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